April Showers of Knowledge: A Quiz

2001: A Space Odyssey. Wikipedia

All of the following relate to today, 2 April.

  1. On 2 April 1513, an explorer landed on the coast of what is now Florida, he is believed to be the first European to land in Florida. Who was this explorer?
    • Sebastian Cabot
    • Hermenegildo de Brito Capelo
    • Juan Ponce de León
  2. Born this day in 1805, an author who is probably best known for works such as The Red Shoes, The Ugly Duckling and Thumbelina. Who is he?
    • Hans Christian Andersen
    • Jacob Grimm
    • George MacDonald
  3. Today in 1968, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey had its world premiere. The film was noted for its use of classical music such as the dramatic Thus Spoke Zarathustra for the opening scene of the film. Who composed this piece of music?
    • Camille Saint-Saëns
    • Richard Strauss
    • Igor Stravinsky
  4. Born today in 1914, what actor links these film and television locations: River Kwai, Hejaz, London and Tatooine?
    • Peter Cushing
    • Alec Guinness
    • James Earl Ray
  5. On 2 April 1681, England’s King Charles II proclaimed the charter he had granted in March to William Penn for his colony of Pennsylvania in North America. What word best describes this colony?
    • Baptist
    • Puritan
    • Quaker

Good Luck! I will post the answers later today.

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